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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030